Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-18
did not consider the proof sufficient 10
convict the accused Of receiving it
knowing it to have been stolen.
NO VERDICT YET

and were adjourned over until this
morning. Bartlett, who is connected
with the Chesapeake and Ohio railway,
came TO Richmond not long ago, got
into conversation with Wingfeld, and
took several drinks with him. Soon
afterwards Wingfeld missed his watch,
and accused Bartlett with stealing it.
As the watch YVES not worth over s.
the man could only be tried for petty
larceny.
POLICE COURT.
Lee Wong, assaulting and beating
Louisa Davis. Continued until to-day.
Thomas Taylor (colored), a sus-
picious character. Dismissed with ad-
monition.
J. II. Kendall, drunk. Fined SO and
costs.
James Robinson (white) and Robert
Grant (colored), breaking and entering
in the daytime the dwelling house OF
Elizabeth Taylor and stealing several
articles. Whipped in court by then
mothers.
John Eylmar (white) and William
Lee (colored), tramps. Ordered to
leave town in twenty-four hours.
John Curry and Mary Dunstan Doth
colered), misdemeanor. Fined each $50
and costs.
+. G Smith, vagrancy. Ordered to
leave town in twenty-four hours.
DR.. j. c. Jordan, reported for firing
a pistol in the street. Fined 81.
Henry Nenable, leaving his team on
the street without holding the reins.
Dismissed.
Cornelius Harris, for using city water
without having paid for same. Fined 8.
James Pettaway, Thomas Griffin, Sid
ney Cox, and George Binn. unchaining
the switch to a street-car on the Rich
mond and Manchester railway, thereby
endangering the lives OF passengers.
After a partial examination Cox's case
was continued until to-day the other
three were discharged.
Several parties were fined 81 each
for violating the city ordinance by
hanging goods over the sidewalk more
than one foot.
THE FEDERAL COURTS.
Hon. Robert W. Hughes, Judge Of
the United States Circuit Court for the
Eastern district of Virginia, after dis
posing of some unimportant cases yes
terday, left on the afternoon train for
Norfolk. Just before leaving the Judge
WAS seen 10y Dispatch reporter, and
asked if he had decided where the
Federal-CO offices would be moved
to enable the Richmond and Dan
vile Railroad Company to move their
operating Offices back here from Wash
ingtOn.
he replied that tins was a matter
with which he had nothing TO do. The
Judges of the Federal courts have
leased the rooms now occupied in the
Donville building until the repairs to
the custOm-house building are com
pleted; therefore, in order to get pos
session of their rooms, it is incum-
bent on the Danville company TO
provide acceptable quarters for
these courts and the officers con
nectod thereto. 1t is not the wish of
the courts to Inconvenience the railroad
company in the slightest degree there
fore they have consented TO allow their
Offices, and cOurt-rooms as well, TO be
moved either to the rooms at the Bal
lard or to the old Virginia Opera
House, on Ninth street, now occu-
pied as an auctiOn-house, provided
the quarters selected at either place
are put in proper condition. For
the former $500 per annum rent
is asked, while the latter can be gotten
for $1,000. To make the old Opera
House as well adapted to the uses for
which it is desired as the rooms at the
Ballard House would necessitate the
outlay of considerable sum of
money-not as much, however, as
the difference in the rent of the two
places for the length of time for which
the one selected will be needed would
amount to, as the probability is that
the repairs to the custom-house will not
be completed for year or probably
eighteen months yet. The choice o.
places lies with the railroad company,
and the question of economy will no
doubt he considered.